Madison man arrested on stalking warrant

MADISON -- A 36-year-old Madison man was arrested at his Main Street place of business last week and charged with stalking a Madison woman.

Robert Emmet McDowell was arrested on June 4 at 11:54 a.m. on the strength of a $5,000 Madison warrant for the charge of fourth degree stalking. The charges were investigated and signed by police on June 4.

Police originally received a complaint from the victim on June 2 reporting numerous incidents with Mr. McDowell. The victim stated that Mr. McDowell was demanding money for a motor vehicle accident she was involved in while using his vehicle. The victim agreed to pay Mr. McDowell's insurance deductible directly to the insurance company but claimed that Mr.
McDowell increased the amount.

Allegedly, Mr. McDowell then called the victim at her employment 20 to 28 times during her shift on June 2 and sent her another 20 text messages. Mr. McDowell then spoke to the victim's supervisor who instructed him to stop calling.

Reports were also taken from the parents of the victim who were also contacted by Mr. McDowell and told that he was at their Madison residence while they were out. The parents claimed that Mr. McDowell became verbally abusive towards them over the telephone. After they terminated the call with Mr. McDowell, they flagged down a passing Madison Police Officer because they were fearful to return to their residence.

The victim was also escorted to her home by the police who discovered an 8" X 11" photo of the victim outside her front door when they arrived. This photo was also sent to her cell phone earlier by Mr. McDowell, according to police. After Mr. McDowell's arrest he was released on bail pending his court appearance.